By Brad Halasz
If the Concordia University Stingers took away anything from the 76-67 beating handed to them by the University of Calgary Dinos in the quarterfinal game at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Final 8 men’s basketball tournament last Friday at Scotiabank Place in Kanata, Ontario, it’s that size does indeed matter. The freewheeling brothers Bekkering proved too… Continue reading Ballers sting Concordia in O-Town
By Brad Halasz
Men’s soccer coach retires For 22 years Andy Gibbs manned the bench as head coach of the University of Calgary men’s soccer team. His stay gives him the title of longest serving coach in the Dinos program. The 2008 season will be his last as he will undergo knee surgery in the off-season and will… Continue reading Sports shorts: Gibbs calls it quits
By Brad Halasz
If the University of Calgary men’s basketball team were writing this they would set aside perhaps just one short paragraph to describe their Canada West championship-winning weekend. They do, after all, have bigger, bolder aspirations: the Canadian Interuniversity Sport championship. While the team might be focused on the CIS final eight, fans are left to… Continue reading Dinos fend off UBC in intense west final
By Brad Halasz
Energy poured from the home crowd stands of the Jack Simpson Gym last weekend during the Canadian Interuniversity Sport wrestling championships. Energy seeped through the locker room speeches and on to the mat. Energy burst through the faces of each contestant, but ultimately it was the harnessing of that energy by six University of Calgary… Continue reading Dino women wrestlers throw down to claim CIS gold
By Brad Halasz
It only took the University of Calgary men’s basketball team two games to claim the Canada West Central Division Championship title for the second year in a row. It was only fitting the wins did not come easy against arch-rival University of Alberta Golden Bears who split the 2008/09 season series with the Dinos at… Continue reading Dinos prove to be more than Alberta can Bear
By Brad Halasz
Where do you see yourself in five years? Will you have the same job, friends, lifestyle? Chances are you won’t. That is why the longevity of senior trio Holly Harper, Julie Young and Lauren Perry is to be admired. The veteran Dinos women’s volleyball stars took their final regular season game in stride at the… Continue reading Senior trio gets proper send-off, kicks more ass
By Brad Halasz
Spoiler alert: women’s volleyball team sweeps WolfPack Second place is first loser, right? Try telling that to the University of Calgary Dinos women’s volleyball team.Their dominant effort last weekend in a two-game series against the University of Thompson Rivers WolfPack proved they wanted a first-place finish in the Canada West conference.Unfortunately, the two wins were… Continue reading Canada West sport shorts
By Brad Halasz
In many team sports, playoffs are the real start to the season and the regular season is just a means of getting there. We’ve all heard that tired cliche before. But the sentiment didn’t seem to be lost on the University of Calgary men’s basketball team when they squared up against the Trinity Western University… Continue reading Bekkering’s basketball jones surfaces yet again
By Brad Halasz
For the University of Calgary Dinos women’s hockey team winning is everything. At least it has been this year as they have gone 12-2 and look to finish at the top of the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference league with eight games remaining. Helping maintain the superior level of domination throughout the year is fourth-year netminder… Continue reading Urness claims ACAC shutout record
By Brad Halasz
Dinos land new quarterback Canadian Interuniversity Sport’s 2007 most valuable football player is now a part of the University of Calgary Dinos organization. Hec Crighton trophy winner Erik Glavic has transferred for the 2009 winter semester and will be on board for the 2009 season. The 22-year-old Glavic comes from the 2007 Vanier Cup runner-up… Continue reading Sport shorts: Dinos nab new QB; Boyles named athletic director